HEX atlas value

#CD853F

#CD853F is a warm orange HEX color close to Peru. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 133, 63, HSL 30, 59%, 53%, has luminance 0.3011, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#CD853F Sample readable text

HEX #CD853F

RGB rgb(205, 133, 63)

HSL hsl(30 59% 53%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 69, 20)

Luminance 0.3011

Contrast Black 7.02:1White 2.99:1

CSS

--color-cd853f: #CD853F;
.background-cd853f { background-color: #CD853F; }
.text-cd853f { color: #CD853F; }

Luminance0.3011

Black text7.02:1AA Pass

White text2.99:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CD853F","rgb":[205,133,63],"hsl":[30,59,53],"cmyk":[0,35,69,20],"luminance":0.3011,"contrast":{"black":7.02,"white":2.99}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CECE40","hex":"#CECE40","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.53,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E1B589","hex":"#E1B589","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.17,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E88726","hex":"#E88726","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.92,"contrastWhite":2.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Peru adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cd853f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4087CE","analogous":["#CE4040","#CECE40"],"triadic":["#40CE87","#8740CE"],"tetradic":["#40CE40","#4087CE","#CE40CE"],"splitComplementary":["#40CECE","#4040CE"],"monochromatic":["#E1B589","#CD853F","#8E5925"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E1B589","dark":"#8E5925","saturated":"#E88726","desaturated":"#B3875B","pastel":"#E0C7AE","neon":"#FF9C38"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":0},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":14.317821063276353},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":27.964262908219126},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":30.14962686336267}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CD853F

#CD853F is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #CD853F is visually closest to Peru, a named orange color with HEX #CD853F.

The RGB channels are 205, 133, and 63, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 59% saturation and 53% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3011, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.02:1AA Pass

White text2.99:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CD853F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.02:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.99:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CECE40#000000 text · best 12.53:1#CECE40

#E1B589#000000 text · best 11.17:1#E1B589

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

#E88726#000000 text · best 7.92:1#E88726

Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

Generated Palette

Peru#CD853F

#4087CE#4087CE

#CE4040#CE4040

#CECE40#CECE40

#E1B589#E1B589

#8E5925#8E5925

Color Harmonies

#4087CE#4087CE

#CE4040#CE4040

#CECE40#CECE40

#40CE87#40CE87

#8740CE#8740CE

Variants

#E1B589#E1B589

#8E5925#8E5925

#E88726#E88726

#B3875B#B3875B

#E0C7AE#E0C7AE

#FF9C38#FF9C38

Nearest Named Colors

Peru#CD853F

Bronze#CD7F32

Butterscotch#E3963E

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Copper#B87333

#CD853F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CD853F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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